Joe Kirgues

Joe Kirgues

Accelerator

Co-Founder & Managing Director, gener8tor

Built Midwest's largest startup accelerator network

Madison, USA
Pre-SeedSeedSeries A
Enterprise SaaSHealthcareAIFintechConsumer

Background

Joe Kirgues is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of gener8tor, which he launched in 2011 and has grown to operate 105 accelerator programs across 47 communities in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and internationally. He previously worked as an attorney at Quarles & Brady, focused on private equity and venture capital, and clerked for a federal judge in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He holds his law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School, graduating Magna Cum Laude.

Investment Focus

Stages

Pre-SeedSeedSeries A

Sectors

Enterprise SaaSHealthcareAIFintechConsumer

Based in: Madison, USA (North America)

Last updated: Jun 11, 2026